standish
noun
a stand for ink, pens, and other writing materials.
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standish
1 American
[stan-dish]
/ ˈstæn dɪʃ /
noun
Archaic.
Standish
2
American
[stan-dish]
/ ˈstæn dɪʃ /
noun
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Burt L., pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.
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Myles or Miles c1584–1656, American settler, born in England: military leader in Plymouth Colony.
Standish
1
British
/ ˈstændɪʃ /
noun
standish
2
British
/ ˈstændɪʃ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of standish
1425–75; late Middle English; origin uncertain; perhaps stand + dish
Example Sentences
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The reassured Isabella, rejoicing in the glad beams of his brightening eyes, held the standish.
From The Scottish Chiefs by Porter, Jane
He nodded dismissal, wheeled his chair around to the table, dipped a pen in the standish, and pulled an account-book toward him.
From At Last by Harland, Marion
When the King had finished writing he shook the powder over the paper and let it slide back into the standish, drying the ink as it slid.
From The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)
In spite of which the long oak table that filled the middle of the chamber shone with use: so did the great metal standish which it bore.
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.
Delany sends a silver standish, When I no more a pen can brandish.
From The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 by Browning, William Ernst
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